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Couple pleading with daughter not to marry Muslim man? Video viral with false claim

Kinjal10th June 2023

A one-minute-long video has been gathering a lot of traction on social media. The clip features an elderly couple who is seen pleading with a man and a woman and…

Indian tribe practises ritual similar to ‘sati’? Nepal wedding video shared with false claim

Abhishek Kumar10th June 2023

A video of a woman who is dressed as a bride is making the rounds on social media. A group of people are seen carrying her in a palanquin on…

Video from Bangladesh mosque showing counting of donation viral as from India

Oishani Bhattacharya10th June 2023

A video is being shared on social media where a few men wearing skull caps can be seen transferring money from what looks like a donation box to some sacks….

4 Hindus held for Bulandshahr temple vandalism; videos viral with misleading communal claims

Oishani Bhattacharya9th June 2023

During the wee hours of June 1, almost a dozen of idols of Hindu deities in four temples in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, were vandalized by some miscreants. According to the…

Man crossing tracks left empty cylinder as train came on; 2022 video viral with false communal conspiracy claim

Shinjinee Majumder7th June 20237th June 2023

Days after the horrific Odisha train accident that claimed nearly 300 lives and left over 800 injured, a video that shows a ruptured gas cylinder being retrieved from railway tracks…

Body with Om & trident tattoo found: Woman ‘killed’ by husband, brother-in-law; all 3 Hindus, no communal angle

Oishani Bhattacharya5th June 20236th June 2023

An image of an individual’s forearm with an Om symbol and trident tattoo is being shared on social media with the claim that the individual is a Hindu woman whose…

Social media users add communal spin to Odisha train mishap, falsely describe temple near tracks as a mosque

Shinjinee Majumder3rd June 20233rd June 2023

At least 288 people were killed and 800 injured in a horrific train accident in Odisha’s Balasore district on Friday, June 2. According to information available at the time of…

NCP leader’s ‘junglee kutte’ comment misrepresented to claim he insulted Sindhis

Oishani Bhattacharya2nd June 2023

A 23-second clip of a speech made by NCP leader Jitendra Awhad at Ulhasnagar, Maharashtra, is viral on social media with the claim that he made disrespectful comments about the…

Video of school students rehearsing for cultural event viral with communal spin

Abhishek Kumar31st May 2023

A video of a group of girls in red and white uniforms is making the rounds on social media. In the clip, a woman is sitting on a chair while…

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Cartoons, criticism and crackdowns: How Section 69A is being used to silence dissent

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